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but the economy may have already taken a hit. economists predict the government's monthly jobs report, due out later this morning, will show that employers added fewer than 100,000 workers in november. superstorm sandy may be part of the reason job creation slowed. but worry over the fiscal cliff may have also had an immaterial pact. some economists believe that 200,000 fewer jobs thhave been created this year, due to uncertainty about the fiscal cliff. >> it's very important we get it done now. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are talking again. but still, no breakthrough. the parties are locked in a stalemate. president obama is demanding that higher tax rates for the wealthy and a permanent extension of the debt ceiling, the government's ability to borrow money, be part of the deal. >> he's assuming unprecedented power to spend taxpayer dollars out any limit at all. >> reporter: republicans who say they're open to raising tax revenue say they will only do so in exchange for deep spending cuts. if washington can't strike
but the economy may have already taken a hit. economists predict the government's monthly jobs report, due out later this morning, will show that employers added fewer than 100,000 workers in november. superstorm sandy may be part of the reason job creation slowed. but worry over the fiscal cliff may have also had an immaterial pact. some economists believe that 200,000 fewer jobs thhave been created this year, due to uncertainty about the fiscal cliff. >> it's very important we get it...
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it wrecks the economy in the process. melissa: peter, it is delusional but so is everything else we're doing right now. i think that's my point the whole notion of the debt ceiling and raising it and owing, spending our children's money, everything we're doing is insane right now. >> oh i agree with that. it's a way around the debt ceiling problem. instead of printing bonds, you create this coin so you don't have to get the debt ceiling raised. the debt ceiling is one last point of restraint we have in the system. it causes us to focus. >> this is like a monopoly token. the coin might as well be a checkers piece. >> exactly. melissa: guys, we've got to go. thanks to all of you. you are fantastic. you have to come back and be our power panel again. >> take care. melissa: all right. here is the question of the day. would two platinum coins solve all our debt problems? we want to hear what you think. like us at facebook.co facebook.com/melissafrancisfox. or follow me on twitter, @melissaafrancis. i loved your responses. i re
it wrecks the economy in the process. melissa: peter, it is delusional but so is everything else we're doing right now. i think that's my point the whole notion of the debt ceiling and raising it and owing, spending our children's money, everything we're doing is insane right now. >> oh i agree with that. it's a way around the debt ceiling problem. instead of printing bonds, you create this coin so you don't have to get the debt ceiling raised. the debt ceiling is one last point of...
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if they don't have confidence in law makers that will pull back into that would hurt the economy. a tea party hero is leaving capitol hill republicans stepping down next month to become director of the heritage foundation he was elected to the senate in 2004 and clashed on occasion with republican leaders of the legislation into the overall direction of the party. illinois republican u.s. senator mark kirk is preparing to return to capitol hill he will go back to january 3rd he suffered a stroke almost one year ago and he has had multiple surgeries including operations to reduce swelling around his brain. illinois lawmakers for planning a big party and a celebration when he heads back. the storm took a devastating toll on the east coast now damage estimates are taking a toll on federal emergency funds right now there is just not enough to help everybody who needs it so they will ask congress for an extra 60 billion on capitol hill lawmakers talk about what the money is being spent on. hundreds of thousands of families have been forced from their homes. >> one subway station will c
if they don't have confidence in law makers that will pull back into that would hurt the economy. a tea party hero is leaving capitol hill republicans stepping down next month to become director of the heritage foundation he was elected to the senate in 2004 and clashed on occasion with republican leaders of the legislation into the overall direction of the party. illinois republican u.s. senator mark kirk is preparing to return to capitol hill he will go back to january 3rd he suffered a...
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that is bad for the economy. the $30 billion cost of extending the programs would generate $33 billion in benefits. that is because the money trickles through the system. the unemployment insurance check spent on food, housing, he teen, all of the basic necessities that give us a multiplier effect. host: this is from the national employment law project. estimates of numbers of people who will be affected if the program ends. 2 million workers collecting insurance will be cut off after payments for the week ended december 29. nearly 1 million more workers will run out of state unemployment benefits without access to the euc by the end of the first quarter of 2013. tickets for those numbers a little bit and specifically the one a million more workers. guest: there are two fundamental programs part of the extension. the important thing about them, this is what really counts in this, they provide the additional benefits passed the six months the market. if workers do not get the additional benefits, they are possibly
that is bad for the economy. the $30 billion cost of extending the programs would generate $33 billion in benefits. that is because the money trickles through the system. the unemployment insurance check spent on food, housing, he teen, all of the basic necessities that give us a multiplier effect. host: this is from the national employment law project. estimates of numbers of people who will be affected if the program ends. 2 million workers collecting insurance will be cut off after payments...
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nonprofits my entire life -- working career, i should say and understand how important they are to our economy and to our city. but at the same time, the very at the lot at the transbay terminal for example really have an impact on our system. and without some way to have them pay their fair share, there is no way that we're going to be able to accommodate the growth in our city, and accommodating more folks on transit. living out in supervisor elsbernd's district, riding the n, we still see buses that are -- annex, for example, is at capacity. supervisor chiu chu, i know you get regular switchbacks, missed runs, overcrowded buses, all these things happen when we underfund our system. we certainly hope that you recognize the great work that has happened here that's before you, that we can take advantage of the opportunity and recognize that we have to do way more with a whole lot less, streams from the federal government and the state government have dried up or are drying up. opportunities like this, creative, innovative ways to find funding and support our system that so desperately needs it
nonprofits my entire life -- working career, i should say and understand how important they are to our economy and to our city. but at the same time, the very at the lot at the transbay terminal for example really have an impact on our system. and without some way to have them pay their fair share, there is no way that we're going to be able to accommodate the growth in our city, and accommodating more folks on transit. living out in supervisor elsbernd's district, riding the n, we still see...
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but the economy's added some 3 1/2 million, 4 million jobs and that is a recovery. it's not as fast as the reagan recovery. it's faster than the push recovery and it's factored somewhere in there. >> i never thought i'd hear you say-- >> a starting point clearly was-- >> all right, i take your point. it's good stuff. i never thought i'd hear you say it's not as fast as the reagan recovery, but you just said it. >> i say that every time whenever you bring it up, that's one of the great recoveries in u.s. history. it helps when you can go straight back and doing what you were doing. stuart: if only we had done in 2009 what ronald reagan did in 1982, but i'm out of time. you know i'm out of time, now that. >> which is set the highest rate at 50%? >> no. >> that's what it was. stuart: it stimulates the private sector, not all government all the time. that's the story. aw austan, i'm sorry, i really am out of time. thank you, sir. more "varney & company" in a moment. >> a strong earthquake hit the coast of japan in the same region where the fukushima plant was devastated
but the economy's added some 3 1/2 million, 4 million jobs and that is a recovery. it's not as fast as the reagan recovery. it's faster than the push recovery and it's factored somewhere in there. >> i never thought i'd hear you say-- >> a starting point clearly was-- >> all right, i take your point. it's good stuff. i never thought i'd hear you say it's not as fast as the reagan recovery, but you just said it. >> i say that every time whenever you bring it up, that's...
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. >>> so, this morning we're going to find out how hard superstorm sandy slammed the economy with the government's november jobs report due out. economists fear sandy battered hiring with estimates of 80,000 to 93,000 jobs added, compared to 171,000 in october. but some good news, though, yesterday from yesterday's weekly jobless claims, which held steady right around the prestorm level. >>> elsewhere, apple says it will begin making one of its mac lines right here in the u.s. next year. that will be good. >>> bowing to growing criticism across the pond, starbucks is foregoing certain tax deductions that help to reduce its tax bill to zero in britain, and they've agreed to pay $32 million of money they do not owe. >>> the securities and exchange says netflix chief reed hastings may have violated fair disclosure rules with a facebook post back in july, boasting monthly streaming hours passed 1 billion for the first time. netflix stock soared 6% that day. >>> ibm is revamping its retirement program with plans to now contribute to employee 401(k) accounts just once a year in a lump sum p
. >>> so, this morning we're going to find out how hard superstorm sandy slammed the economy with the government's november jobs report due out. economists fear sandy battered hiring with estimates of 80,000 to 93,000 jobs added, compared to 171,000 in october. but some good news, though, yesterday from yesterday's weekly jobless claims, which held steady right around the prestorm level. >>> elsewhere, apple says it will begin making one of its mac lines right here in the u.s....
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what is it that's transformed and built the economy? federal contracts. from 1980 through 2009, federal contracting in northern virginia increased from $1.7 billion to $38.5 billion, but there's worry the bottom could fall out. >> government contractors would stop doing business in fairfax county because there
what is it that's transformed and built the economy? federal contracts. from 1980 through 2009, federal contracting in northern virginia increased from $1.7 billion to $38.5 billion, but there's worry the bottom could fall out. >> government contractors would stop doing business in fairfax county because there
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call 1-855-999-1399 >>> outside pittsburgh a town hit hard by the economy is finding strength from its local football team. as wyatt andrews reports, the team is beating the odds and lifting the community. >> reporter: clarendon, pennsylvania is a proud steel mill town, but more than 10,000 jobs have been lost over decades, poverty has doubled the national average and most of downtown is boarded up. the one public school is so small the state might have closed it by now except for one extraordinary thing. the clarendon bears high school football team. this weekend the bears are in the playoffs to win a fourth straight state championship and their winning streak of 61 games is the best in america. >> we're making history, we're making a name for ourselves. >> reporter: one of the team's stars, tarish webb says the secret is the team's seniors. they've played together since they were 6 years old in midget football and grew up determined to win for themselves and for the town. >> if we lose that's actually letting them down so we owe to it the town. >> somebody might be inclined to ask yo
call 1-855-999-1399 >>> outside pittsburgh a town hit hard by the economy is finding strength from its local football team. as wyatt andrews reports, the team is beating the odds and lifting the community. >> reporter: clarendon, pennsylvania is a proud steel mill town, but more than 10,000 jobs have been lost over decades, poverty has doubled the national average and most of downtown is boarded up. the one public school is so small the state might have closed it by now except...
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but you're right about the economy. the broader economy. because in the aging of the population, and people retiring, the rate of growth in the labor force is going to slow. it already is slowing and the underlying growth rates in the economy are going to be weaker. here's the statistic of the day, the most important. the largest single age group in the country, there are more of these folks than any other age, joe, do you know what that is? do you want to take a guess at it? you may be the largest single age group. how old are you, joe? >> yeah -- >> 55 plus? >> 60 is the new 40, and i'm not 60 yet. i'm not 60 yet. >> time-out! >> tell me. >> it's 53. 53. >> that's around what i am. that's in the ballpark. >> yeah. >> standard deviation. >> so, another ten years from now, you know, we're going to be retiring. i'm actually 53. i represent the largest single age group. >> no, no, that's two words for you. andy rooney, i'm not retiring in ten years. >> okay. all right. >> mike wallace. >> a lot of people will be. a lot of other people will be
but you're right about the economy. the broader economy. because in the aging of the population, and people retiring, the rate of growth in the labor force is going to slow. it already is slowing and the underlying growth rates in the economy are going to be weaker. here's the statistic of the day, the most important. the largest single age group in the country, there are more of these folks than any other age, joe, do you know what that is? do you want to take a guess at it? you may be the...
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tax hikes in january, can this economy handle it based on this report? >> we're going to have taxes which will be roughly the same under bill clinton, we did fine in that, we'll do fine. what i'm worried about is the defense cuts. they're really serious. but we'll get by with a few months of higher taxes until the democrats and republicans start playing nice with each other. but the fiscal cliff, i think, is very overrated as a danger. heather: does it concern you that this seems to be the new norm when we look at the numbers and say, hey, this is better? >> it's very discouraging. we're stuck at a stable but depressing plateau. meth -- heather: ben stein, thank you s much. we will be right back. we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. jon: chris
tax hikes in january, can this economy handle it based on this report? >> we're going to have taxes which will be roughly the same under bill clinton, we did fine in that, we'll do fine. what i'm worried about is the defense cuts. they're really serious. but we'll get by with a few months of higher taxes until the democrats and republicans start playing nice with each other. but the fiscal cliff, i think, is very overrated as a danger. heather: does it concern you that this seems to be...
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. >> better than expected news for wall street and the overall economy. the labor department reporting a gain of 46,000 jobs in november with the jobless rate fall frog 7.9 to 7.7%. economists were expecting a gain of around 75 to 95,000 jobs with hurricane sandy depressing hiring. now, it's not all good news. the labor department went back and revised september and october lower by combined 49,000 jobs. and the labor participation rate fell in november. that was likely an effect of sandy. 350,000 or so people stopping their search for work. that's what brought the unemployment rate down. not a great report but still a little bit better than what some people were forecasting. the apple a samsung case going on in federal court in san jose. the judge told lawyer for both sides that she may reduce the original award of one billion dollars saying jurors may have miscalculated the damages. but the judge may also enact sales bans against several older samsung devices so that could go either way. samsung trying to get a whole new trial in this case. >>> stock ma
. >> better than expected news for wall street and the overall economy. the labor department reporting a gain of 46,000 jobs in november with the jobless rate fall frog 7.9 to 7.7%. economists were expecting a gain of around 75 to 95,000 jobs with hurricane sandy depressing hiring. now, it's not all good news. the labor department went back and revised september and october lower by combined 49,000 jobs. and the labor participation rate fell in november. that was likely an effect of...
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the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ ♪ guts. glory. ram. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the...
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republicans claim that that will boost the economy and jobs. but democrats are calling it an attack on workers' rights. governor rick snyder has previously said that right-to-work is not on his agenda but he does plan on sign that next week. back on capitol hill steven spielberg is slated to attend "lincoln." poems president obama is hosting the event at the capitol visitor senator. after the screening, spielberg and louis along with 3 other actors will hold a q and a session with senators and their guests. more "bill press" is coming up after our break. see you then. i want the people who watch our show, to be able to come away armed with the facts, and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. but it's also about telling them, you're put on this planet for something more. an impact beyond just informing. an impact that gets people to take action themselves. as a human being that's really important. this is not just a spectator sport. before the sneeze, help protect wi
republicans claim that that will boost the economy and jobs. but democrats are calling it an attack on workers' rights. governor rick snyder has previously said that right-to-work is not on his agenda but he does plan on sign that next week. back on capitol hill steven spielberg is slated to attend "lincoln." poems president obama is hosting the event at the capitol visitor senator. after the screening, spielberg and louis along with 3 other actors will hold a q and a session with...
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he was willing -- is willing to cause, quote unquote, serious obstructions in the economy. he was asked on fox news despite not raising the debt ceiling would cause serious problems, he said i'm willing to do that in order to get serious cuts to social security and medicare. bye-bye [ applause ] >> stephanie: senator lindsay graham. >> i met with jim demint this morning, and to say i was stunned is an understatement. he has always been a friend somebody i could count on. we have really enjoyed our time together. >> wait a minute go back. >> stephanie: once again, another stunned moment for me! vapors. >> we had some wonderful times together. >> something tells me that lindsay graham has clutched some pearls before. >> as god as my witness i will never go hungry again. >> compared to jim demint is a stark-raving mad liberal. >> stephanie: and senator harry reid. >> i have always liked the guy, and even though i disagree with so much of what he has done, i appreciate -- i personally believe he does this out of a sense of real belief. i like jim demint and wish him well. [ ina
he was willing -- is willing to cause, quote unquote, serious obstructions in the economy. he was asked on fox news despite not raising the debt ceiling would cause serious problems, he said i'm willing to do that in order to get serious cuts to social security and medicare. bye-bye [ applause ] >> stephanie: senator lindsay graham. >> i met with jim demint this morning, and to say i was stunned is an understatement. he has always been a friend somebody i could count on. we have...
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and when this economy picks up, when the obama economy picks up, guess what? president obama's rising tide will lift all boats. >> here's exactly -- >> that's reality. >> we talk a lot about rebranding a party. what a brand is in essence is a set of values. they're not changing their revalues, they're recasting them, repositioning them. that's what rebranding does. and the jindals of the world get it. >> jindal does get it. i said to jim demint, listen, i remember in '93 and '94 -- and richard, i know you remember this going back to the 1980s -- the intellectual power was all on the conservative side. we were the trendsetters. what john engler was doing up in michigan, what other reform-minded governors were doing across the country on health care reform, on welfare reform, the republicans, conservatives, controlled it. as i said to jim yesterday, there's been an anti-intellectual strain in this party for the past four, five, six years. it's now costing us millions of votes across the country. and millions and millions of dollars. and he seemed to get that as
and when this economy picks up, when the obama economy picks up, guess what? president obama's rising tide will lift all boats. >> here's exactly -- >> that's reality. >> we talk a lot about rebranding a party. what a brand is in essence is a set of values. they're not changing their revalues, they're recasting them, repositioning them. that's what rebranding does. and the jindals of the world get it. >> jindal does get it. i said to jim demint, listen, i remember in '93...
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the economy is growing two percentage point. subtract 3 1/2 and that is a severe recession. >> reporter: republicans will be blamed if there is no agreement say the president is acting in bad faith. >> i think it's fair to say that the president is not interested in a balanced agreement, is he not particularly interested in avoiding the fiscal cliff and he's clearly not interested at all in cutting any spending. >> reporter: but behind all the public posturing, there is still contact between the president's office and the speaker's people. and between the two men themselves. but everyone else is out of the loop. and there is some confidence, at least here at the white house, that they can find a solution. norah, charlie? >> bill plante, thanks. >>> november jobs report is out. rebecca jarvis is here. good morning. what do the numbers tell us? >> things are looking a lot better than we were anticipating. 146,000 new jobs created in the month of november. unemployment rate dips to 7.7% and there's two big reasons to why the report
the economy is growing two percentage point. subtract 3 1/2 and that is a severe recession. >> reporter: republicans will be blamed if there is no agreement say the president is acting in bad faith. >> i think it's fair to say that the president is not interested in a balanced agreement, is he not particularly interested in avoiding the fiscal cliff and he's clearly not interested at all in cutting any spending. >> reporter: but behind all the public posturing, there is still...